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Nirvana backstage in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 12, 1991. From left to right: drummer Dave Grohl, singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic.Paul Bergen—Redferns/Getty Images
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Dave Abruzzo of Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl of Nirvana in 1992.Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images
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Dave Grohl of Nirvana (center) with Anthony Kiedis and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers at MTV Live and Loud in December 1993.Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic
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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters backstage at The Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 held at the Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California on June 16, 1995.Tim Mosenfelder—Getty Images
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Foo Fighters group portrait in Denver in 1998.Martyn Goodacre—Getty Images
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Dave Grohl performs at the 11th Annual Music Midtown Festival in Atlanta, Georgia on May 1, 2004.Frank Mullen—WireImage/Getty Images
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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters during the Foo Fighters Take Over MTV2 "24 Hours of Foo" in New York City on June 11, 2005.Michael Loccisano—FilmMagic/Getty Images
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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters rehearses ahead of the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 at the O2 Arena on November 4, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.Dave Hogan—Getty Images
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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs on stage at the Gloria Theatre on February 28, 2011 in Cologne, Germany.Peter Wafzig—Getty Images
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Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters performs on stage during the third and final day of Pinkpop Festival at Megaland on June 13, 2011 in Landgraaf, Netherlands.Didier Messens—Redferns/Getty Images
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Dave Grohl and Neil Young perform onstage at The Global Citizen Festival in Central Park to end extreme poverty on the Great Lawn on September 29, 2012 in New York City.Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images
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Inductee Dave Grohl speaks onstage at the 29th Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 10, 2014 in New York City.Larry Busacca—Getty Images
Dave Grohl’s documentary series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways debuts on HBO on Oct. 17. Take a look back at the frontman’s life in photos.
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